The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems, credited to Kate Seymour MacLean, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems by Kate Seymour MacLean. Read in English by Sonia; Ross Klatte; CJ Baars; Nina Lily; Livia F.; Kalynda There is truth, doubtless, in the remark, that we are enriched less by what we have than by what we hope to have. As the poetic art in Canada has had little of an appreciable past, it may therefore be thought that the songs that are to catch and retain the ear of the nation lie still in the future, and are as yet unsung. Doubtless the chords have yet to be struck that are to give to Canada the songs of her loftiest genius; but he would be an ill friend of the country's literature who would slight the achievements of the present in reaching solely after what, it is hoped, the coming time will bring. But whatever of lyrical treasure the future may enshrine in Canadian literature, and however deserving may be the claims of the volumes of verse that have already appeared from the native press, I am bold to claim for these productions of Mrs. MacLean's muse a high place in the national collection and a warm corner in the national heart. - Summary by G. Mercer Adam, in the preface.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Coming of the Princess, and Other Poems
• Author credits: Kate Seymour MacLean
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 71
• Listed recording duration: 3:14:59

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• New York
• Canada
• poems
• Ontario

Opening tracks: first 24 of 71

1. 01 - Introduction, by G. Mercer Adam — 4:55
2. 02 - Envoi — 1:23
3. 03 - The Coming of the Princess — 8:11
4. 04 - Bird Song — 1:45
5. 05 - An Idyll of the May — 5:03
6. 06 - The Burial of the Scout — 2:27
7. 07 - Questionings — 3:47
8. 08 - Pansies — 3:37
9. 09 - November Meteors — 3:50
10. 10 - Pictures in the Fire — 1:41
11. 11 - A Madrigal — 2:21
12. 12 - The Ploughboy — 1:40
13. 13 - The Voice of Many Waters — 1:56
14. 14 - The Death of Autumn — 3:01
15. 15 - A Farewell — 3:00
16. 16 - The News-Boy's Dream of the New Year — 2:38
17. 17 - The Old Church on the Hill — 2:30
18. 18 - The Burning of Chicago — 3:25
19. 19 - The Legend of the New Year — 6:21
20. 20 - By the Sea-Shore at Night — 1:55
21. 21 - Resurgam — 3:32
22. 22 - Written in a Cemetery — 1:56
23. 23 - Marguerite — 1:51
24. 24 - The Watch-Light — 2:45

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